"Yes, we have found a large number of enemy troops in the forest, and our troops have suffered many casualties." General Li opened his mouth and said, Zheng Yuanche frowned, and said, "Enemy army? Your army has 600 men, and you can't solve it? Zheng Yuanche didn't believe it in his heart, this Yangcheng has been besieged by himself for more than half a year, even if there are some guerrilla troops outside, there are only a few hundred people at most, and they must be fighting on their own, and their combat effectiveness must not be strong, under their own oppression, these people don't hide and shrink their heads, it's good to have food and clothing, how can they suddenly come out to fight at this time? Zheng Yuanche was a little unconvinced in his heart, and couldn't help but wonder if the person in front of him was asking for military power from him, or if he was exaggerating the strength of the enemy under the pretext, so as to avoid the responsibility for his mistakes.

Zheng Yuanche's tone couldn't help but become stern, the other officers saw that the situation was not right, and the joyful expressions on their faces disappeared, the dancing girls and singers had temporarily retreated to the side, General Li only felt a lot of pressure, he half-knelt on the ground and said: "General, the enemy is hidden deep in the forest, there are many of them, and there are cavalry and muskets, and the combat effectiveness is very strong, our army has been killed and wounded more than two hundred people if they are not careful, so I specially come back and ask the general to allocate more soldiers and horses to exterminate this rebel party!" ”

"Cavalry, and muskets! Where is this guerrilla force, even the regular army in Yangcheng may not have such combat effectiveness, where did such an army come from, General Li, you are not lying to me, thinking that I am old, so foolish. Zheng Yuanche said a little angrily, and General Li immediately replied: "Don't dare to be lowly in your position, what you report below is what the soldiers say, the general can ask the soldiers to inquire, if there is any truth, I will immediately resign as a general." ”

Zheng Yuanche couldn't help but believe the other party in his heart, obviously the other party's guarantee and ordinary behavior are not a person who can talk nonsense, Zheng Yuanche asked: "What kind of clothing is the other party wearing, are you sure that he is a soldier in Yangcheng?" General Li said what he knew, Zheng Yuanche was also vigilant, a = free army, which had been silent for so long, suddenly rushed out at this time, Zheng Yuanche only felt that there was such a strangeness in it.

He couldn't help but look to the side and said, "Okay, I'll give you two thousand soldiers and horses, and then six Skywalkers will lead you, remember, after arriving at the place of attack, don't act rashly, continue to investigate for the time being, and if you encounter an attack, return immediately, be cautious, understand?" Compared to this general, Zheng Yuanche is obviously more cautious, he seems to have noticed that something is wrong, but arrogance and arrogance have long been integrated into Zheng Yuanche's bone marrow, and the smooth war made him disdain Yangcheng, only feeling that the other party was frightened by the enemy, so the soldiers allocated were only two thousand.

Several Skywalkers stood up, and under Zheng Yuanche's gaze, they left with General Li, followed by two thousand troops, and at this time, at the head of Yangcheng, looking at the enemy's camp, Mo Bing, who was the city lord of Yangcheng at the time and the chief consul, couldn't help frowning, and sighed: "These beasts, with so many people, to slaughter unarmed civilians, really do it!" ”

"It doesn't seem to be so simple this time, there are at least more than 2,000 people looking at the smoke and dust, where is there a place around us that is worth their fight now?" Li Huan, who was standing beside Mo Bing, frowned and said, he is Mo Bing's right and left hand, and he is also the commander of the army, a well-known person in Yangcheng, and he is also quite experienced in commanding the army.

"More than 2,000 people? What are they going to do, is it to attack the lonely village? Mo Bing asked suspiciously, Li Jian shook his head and said: "If the lonely village wants to fight, I'm afraid it has already fallen, why fight it now, besides, the lonely village is in our northeast region, and the direction of these soldiers is obviously going to the southern region, and they are definitely not going to attack the isolated village." ”

"The Southern Region? Isn't that a forest? With so many people transferred, you say, could it be the people of Black Iron City who made a disturbance in the forest. Mo Bing is worthy of being the city lord of Yangcheng, and his years of experience made him think of this immediately, Li Jian said uncertainly: "I can't say for sure, it's been a year since we last contacted Black Iron City, maybe they have wiped out the Yuren tribe." ”

"If it's really them, then we'd better get in touch with them right away." Mo Bing suddenly became excited, and Li Jian on the side was quite calm, he said: "This is still uncertain, maybe there is a new resistance organization in the southern region, and even if it is Black Iron City, whether they are friends or enemies with us, it is impossible to judge at all, Mo Bing, when we were attacked by the Holy Alliance, we didn't tell them the real situation, and now that they are here, will they have an opinion on us?" ”

"This?" Mentioning this, Mo Bing couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart, when he regained contact with Black Iron City, Mo Bing's heart was very happy, the two sides discussed how to eliminate the Feather People tribe on the road, and they talked very happily, and at this moment, the power of the Holy Alliance suddenly expanded, and soon reached the border of Yangcheng, and at this time, Yangcheng could have told the news directly to Black Iron City and asked them to help him, but at that time, Mo Bing was thinking that if Black Iron City learned this news, Will it combine with the Holy Alliance, so as to plot against itself, or will it take advantage of this incident to open his mouth, so that Yangcheng will lose its current equal status with Black Iron City.

At the same time, Yangcheng at that time did not think that he would not be able to beat the Holy Alliance, at that time Yangcheng still had the Yangtze River moat, even if more than 300 years have passed, but the Yangtze River still stands there, constantly flowing, without a moment's stop, and the border between Yangcheng and the Holy Alliance, is the Yangtze River, there is this river, Yangcheng does not think that he will lose, even if he pays a certain price, he can successfully beat the Holy Alliance to the negotiating table, if so, then their strength will not be lost, You can also get a good position within the Holy Alliance by joining the Holy Alliance with a more positive image.

So as to take advantage of this position and get more benefits, such as those firearms, when the time comes, Yangcheng can defeat the Black Iron City in turn, so as to bring the Black Iron City into its own rule, and the power of the two cities will be combined, and Yangcheng can achieve considerable dominance within the Holy Alliance, which is exactly what Mo Bing thought at the beginning, and it is also the idea of most of the big officials and magnates in Yangcheng. 315 Chinese Network

The reason why they have such radical and risky ideas is that their system is undoubtedly the root, just like the maintenance system and hereditary system of Black Iron City, so that the people of Black Iron City naturally tend to be conservative, compared to external expansion, protecting their homes is guarded, and Yangcheng is different, their system is completely different from Black Iron City, it is a completely modern social practice, everyone is free to marry, and children are raised by themselves.

Therefore, in Yangcheng, coups d'état is commonplace, the glory of a family is because of the birth of a Skywalker, the destruction of a family, and the death of a Skywalker, it is precisely because of this that within Yangcheng, the political struggle is very cruel, just like Mo Bing, he is a child born in an ordinary family, after awakening his talent at the age of fourteen, he became a human master in an instant, and later in the confrontation with other families, he soon grasped the power and became the leader of Yangcheng, in the process, Countless intrigues surround him.

And people like this who work hard from the bottom to the highest position will naturally be more radical, they like those ideas with great benefits more than the leaders of Black Iron City, so at that time, they deliberately chose to cut off contact with Black Iron City, hoping to use this period of time to establish a good relationship with the Holy Alliance, so as to make Yangcheng's strength stronger, and finally use Black Iron City to turn the tables.

And even if the negotiations with the Holy Alliance break down, they can also use natural risks to ensure that the land south of the Yangtze River is still under their control, and as long as this is done, then the Holy Alliance will have to stop fighting, and then it will only take a few years for their losses to make up, and if Black Iron City knows that he has been hurt so much, will he attack directly?

For the conscience of the Black Iron City, Yangcheng is not so trusting, these city-states have interests with each other and are united, and if there are no interests, they are divided, this is simply commonplace, no one has the consciousness to establish a state with a unified faith, they are all the style of the grass head king in the troubled times of the world, Yangcheng wants to destroy the Black Iron City, so when they think about the motives of the Black Iron City, they will naturally doubt whether the Black Iron City will take advantage of the moment when the Black Iron City is fighting with the Holy Alliance to attack themselves, and in fact, the Black Iron City does this, Therefore, based on the above two considerations, no matter whether they win or lose, they must keep this secret to Black Iron City.

But what Mo Bing and Li Jian never expected was that the enemy's weapons had completed their evolution, and in the face of this epoch-making offensive weapon, their troops had no defense capability along the Yangtze River at all, and all the warships were almost at the touch of a button, and after hurriedly resisting, they completely collapsed, and Yangcheng didn't even have time to settle all the villagers, and could only clean up a few nearby villages, and then moved directly to the interior of the city, and then it was a year-long siege, during which Mo Bing and Li Jian sent messengers many times, I hope to make peace with the Holy Alliance.

But victory is in sight, the Holy Alliance that is about to win all the fruits of victory, how can Zheng Yuanche accept surrender at this time, so as to keep these existing interests of Yangcheng, and then share the interests of Yangcheng with himself, his requirements for peace talks are very simple and harsh, that is, the entire Yangcheng, all Skywalkers must swear allegiance to Zheng Yuanche and the family behind him, and at the same time, Yangcheng will be included in the leadership system of Blue Pigeon City, and its mayor and officials must accept the appointment of Blue Pigeon City, And from then on, half of Yangcheng's annual taxes will be paid to Blue Pigeon City.

This is undoubtedly a real treaty of annihilation, Mo Bing and Li Jian will not sign it at all, and in the face of Yangcheng's attitude, Zheng Yuanche does not want to compromise at all, which also makes Mo Bing and Li Huan's last trace of illusion about the Holy Alliance extinguished, at this moment, hearing Li Huan's persuasion, Mo Bing shook his head and said: "Today is different from the past, in the past, we all had expectations for the Holy Alliance, and we were cautious about Black Iron City, because we have natural dangers and are not afraid of the people of the Holy Alliance, but now you have also seen it, The danger is a joke at all, in the face of the enemy's armament, we have no power to fight back, we can only defend the city, in comparison, it is a better choice to unite with the Black Iron City.

At the very least, Black Iron City will not kill people at will, and you and I have talked to the people of Black Iron City, their armed level and combat ability are fundamentally different from the Holy Alliance, relying on themselves alone, they will never be able to compete with the Holy Alliance, they also need us, this is the basis for negotiations, as long as we are willing to talk, we will definitely be able to get a good result, what do you say? ”

Li Jian thought for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, I support you, there is a secret passage inside the city, which can lead to the outside, I will arrange an envoy to contact the people of Black Iron City now, I think we need to hold a meeting urgently, there is a content and bottom line of the agreement, I think we need to think about it." ”

Obviously, Mo Bing's words touched Li Huan, both of them were born from ordinary families, and they have more sympathy for the people, and what the Holy Alliance has done, they have seen it in their eyes for the past year, it can be described as heart-wrenching, they never thought that these people of the Holy Alliance would be cruel and ruthless to such a point, both sides are human races, both are human compatriots, and they have a vendetta against each other to such an extent, they can't believe their eyes.

Compared to it, Black Iron City is obviously much more civilized, as for the threat of being annexed? Now that the Holy Alliance is already planning to destroy the country of Yangcheng, the seed of the people of Yangcheng, in this case, it is one that can pull an ally, Mo Bing and Li Jian can't manage so much at all, and soon the meaning of Mo Bing and Li Jian was transmitted to the ears of all Skywalkers, hearing that Black Iron City may have entered the realm of Yangcheng, the leaders of all aspects reacted differently, but soon under the leadership of Mo Bing, they gradually returned to calm.

And when Yangcheng was discussing countermeasures, Zhang Ruoming was under Shu Han's order to hurry up the arrangement, they pulled off the clothes on the bodies of the Holy Alliance who were killed, and then arranged for some people to put on people who pretended to be the Holy Alliance to enter the scope of Yangcheng to investigate, on the other hand, Shu Han led the team in the back, preparing to form an encirclement network in the forest, and now the Holy Alliance is the most arrogant time, and it is also the most arrogant time, if at this time, you can take advantage of this, Shu Han obviously would not let go of this opportunity, and Zhang Ruoming's men left the forest and began to attack some of the surrounding villages where the Holy Alliance was stationed, and liberated the villagers.